A 128.64-Kilometer Wrinkle Ridge North of Messier Crater

Feature Profile & Selenographic Data

Feature type

dorsum

Coordinates

0.21° N · 47.70° E

Diameter

128.64 km

IAU approval

1976/01/01 00:00:00

LAC quadrangle

LAC-61 · Taruntius

Geological Chronicle

Dorsa Cato is a lunar wrinkle ridge situated north of Messier crater in Mare Fecunditatis. Measuring 128.64 kilometers in length, the feature is located within the Taruntius (LAC-61) quadrangle.

In 1976, the International Astronomical Union officially named the feature after ancient Roman senator and historian Cato the Elder.

Chronology & Exploration

1. 1976 IAU Name Adoption

   The International Astronomical Union officially named Dorsa Cato after Roman senator and historian Cato the Elder.

Scientific Sources & References

• IAU Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature — Official feature entry for Dorsa Cato.
• Wikipedia (English) — Revision 1204992429.

Name Origin

Marcus Porcius; Roman geological engineer (234-149 B.C.).